St Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc

Epicor Medical, Inc.

Drew Hoffman

Jonathan L Podmore

Matthias Vaska

John Edwards Crowe

Gary Henry Miller

Gerard Champsaur

Casey Tansey

An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may be submerged in liquid during operation.

Methods and devices for ablation

The invention is related to methods of sizing an area around the pulmonary veins along an epicardial surface. A sizing element is provided which has a plurality of indicators along its length which is used to size an area around the pulmonary veins. A sizing element is wrapped around the pulmonary veins along an epicardial location. The size of an ablating device is determined by using the indicators on the sizing element. An ablating device is then selected based on this measurement. The ablating device is then attached to the sizing element. The ablating device is then wrapped around the pulmonary veins while manipulating the sizing element.

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Los Gatos, CA, United States of America

Drew Hoffman